谷歌收集數(shù)百萬美國人的健康數(shù)據(jù)

谷歌收集數(shù)百萬美國人的健康數(shù)據(jù)

Alphabet’s Google is teaming up with a health-care company on a secret project to collect personal health-related information of millions of Americans across 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

據(jù)《華爾街日報》周一報道，Alphabet旗下的谷歌(Google)正與一家醫(yī)療保健公司合作，開展一項秘密項目，收集21個州數(shù)百萬美國人的個人健康相關信息。

Google launched “Project Nightingale” last year with St. Louis-based Ascension, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter and internal documents.

該報告援引知情人士和內部文件稱，谷歌去年與圣路易的阿森松島開展了“南丁格爾項目”。

Google and Ascension did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

谷歌和Ascension沒有立即回應路透社的置評請求。

The data involved in Project Nightingale includes lab results, doctor diagnoses and hospitalization records, among other categories, and amounts to a complete health history, complete with patient names and dates of birth, the Journal reported.

據(jù)《華爾街日報》報道，南丁格爾項目涉及的數(shù)據(jù)包括實驗室結果、醫(yī)生診斷和住院記錄等類別，以及完整的健康史，包括患者姓名和出生日期。

The news follows an earlier announcement from Google that it would buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion, aiming to enter wearables segment and invest in digital health.

此前，谷歌曾宣布，將以21億美元收購Fitbit，目標是進入可穿戴設備領域，并投資于數(shù)字健康領域。